APHRC Data Analyst Job in Kenya Oct/Nov 2017
Current Employment for Data Analyst
APHRC Vacant Position In Kenya Nov 2017
The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is an international non-profit, non-governmental organization that carries out high quality, policy-relevant research on population, health and education issues facing sub- Saharan Africa.
Our goal is to generate evidence for meaningful action to improve the lives of all Africans.
APHRC seeks to recruit a Data Analyst to manage and analyze secondary and primary data for some of its programs.
Key Responsibilities
- Participate in the development, review and translation of research tools;
- Participate in the pre-testing of data collection platforms;
- Data cleaning including doing all required consistency checks for project data;
- Document project data sets according to the Center’s guidelines on data documentation, archiving and sharing;
- Extract data and prepare analytical files;
- Develop template syntax files for research staff to use in creating various data sets;
- Perform basic and advanced statistical analysis of data;
- Assist in training other staff members on data analysis;
- Participate in scientific writing;
- Write technical reports on data issues; and
- Participate in proposal development and literature review.
Key Competencies
- Strong conceptual and analytical skills including the ability to analyze and interpret large data sets;
- Proactive and self-motivated; and
- Strong verbal and written communications skills.
Qualifications and Experience
- Master’s degree in statistics or equivalent;
- A minimum of 5 years relevant post-qualification experience;
- High level quantitative skills (managing, analyzing and interpreting data), such as multivariate and multilevel / longitudinal analyses (preferably with STATA);
- Computer literacy in Microsoft packages (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel); and
- Experience using Open Data Kit (ODK) software and Nesstar is highly desirable.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply through our recruitment portal http://hrs.aphrc.org by November 13, 2017.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Cover letters should be addressed to:
The Human Resources Officer
African Population and Health Research Center
P.O. Box 10787 – 00100
Nairobi
African Population and Health Research Center
P.O. Box 10787 – 00100
Nairobi
Website: www.aphrc.org
APHRC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the protection of children